We decided to go to Ocean Park on January 1 – not the wisest decision I’ve ever made. The place was jam-packed. It took 15 minutes just to line up for a admission ticket.

We took the MTR on the newly opened South Island Line. They have a special Ocean Park station. Easy!

We skipped the “Nature” part of the park and caught the cable car to the “rides” part. The line for the cable car was huge – an ominous sign of things to come. The cable car around the mountain is a “must-do” in Ocean Park. The views are worth the 30 minutes queuing.

The first ride we saw was the “Hair Raiser” with a massive loop. It was too scary for me but Bianca’s mouth was salivating. Surprisingly the queue was tiny with only a  minute wait – so she went on it twice.

We all went on the Raging River. The boat seated 8, so we shared ours with a Chinese lady and her two kids. The kids were about 8 and 10 yo and they all purchased rain coats. Jane and the girls screamed and laughed when we got continually sprayed with water. The mother and the two kids were dead pan and never even cracked a smile. It was as though they were being punished!

We watched the dolphin and seal show. Quite lame compared to our shows we’ve seem, and you can’t help feeling sorry for the animals.

We all rode the Dragon roller coaster on the side of the mountain with 3 loops. Jane took some convincing but she did it. It was a bit jerky, but a fun ride.

We caught the train back to the “Nature” park and went though the Oceanarium. It was quite good and had Hammerhead sharks, which I’d never seen before.

We caught the MTR back into the city and we just had to go to H&M again for cheap underwear.

Dinner at Tsui Wah again and back to the hotel exhausted again!

Hong Kong done! Bali tomorrow.